“We know we cannot waste his talent because he has an amazing career ahead of him. We are responsible for putting that into his head every day.”

Wilshere has previously been viewed as a future captain for us and with Arsene Wenger intent on playing with a deep-lying playmaker alongside Francis Coquelin, the England midfielder seems like a natural replacement for Santi Cazorla.

Wilshere’s injuries have all been traumatic ones and should he overcome future accidents, hopefully, he can go on to have the career many predicted for him when he broke onto the scene.